Nikola Pasic

A Serbian-based NGO observing the parliamentary elections, CESID, said that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic won another five-year term in the first round, and that his Serbian Progressive Party, SNS, had won the most votes at the parliamentary elections and will again dominate the 250-seat parliament.

This was announced on the Kremlin website on Monday, January 7.

"Aleksandar Vucic awarded for his great personal contribution to the development of multilateral cooperation with the Russian Federation," a press release said.

This is a top Russian accolade, given to a Serb for the first time in nearly 100 years.

The detailed plan of the Russian leader's January visit is still being worked on, and according to the newspaper, there is a possibility that Putin will visit "one place outside Belgrade."

And the will all be presented in mid-January (during his visit) in Belgrade.

This is when the Russian president will meet with his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vucic, daily Vecernje Novosti writes on Thursday.

Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti reported this on Monday.

According to the newspaper, "this most important accolade will be given to a Serb once again after almost 100 years - and that speaks the best about the stance of the Russian leader toward the head of our state."

NIS - Serbia did not want to go to war and did not cause the Great War, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said at the special government session in Nis organised to mark the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I.

NIS - A memorial plaque marking the World War I centenary was revealed Monday in Nis on the building of Banovina, where 100 years ago today the then prime minister Nikola Pasic received the telegram with the declaration of war on Serbia.